Problem purpose statements
Waste in packaging:
Problem
Consumers are generally unaware of how unnecessary and environmentally impacting most packaging designs are. From food goods to hygiene supplies packaging these single use daily waste items are currently designed from production to immediate environmental toxic waste instead of being synthesized back from where they came.
Purpose:
The purpose of this research is to alleviate/ solve the enormous impact of human industrial waste on planet Earth.
End Users:
All consumers of any designed product will be included in the user base. They will also be among the primary stakeholders.
The Environment:
The location of change in this problem will occur anywhere were products are packaged/sold/purchased and designed.
Research: Not compiled yet some sources are:
*Waste Age and Recycling Times' Recycling Handbook, by John T. Aquino * Packaging Sustainability: Tools, Systems, and Strategies for Innovative Package Design, by Wendy Jedlicka
Website overhaul: Friends of South Asia
Problem: http://www.friendsofsouthasia.org/ is a very voluminous website with poor information architecture and navigation ease with information spread too wide and little continuity in the pages.
Purpose: The purpose of this research and development is to find a more efficent way to reorganize the site to better deliver the information they want seen.
End User: Any person that wishes to participate and keep current with what Friends of South Asia has to offer.
The Environment: Will consist of the internet platform of a website.
Surfboard Travel equipment.
Problem: Traveling overseas on major airlines with a surfboard has become a costly procedure with the new marketing trends of nearly all major airlines
Purpose: The purpose of this research will target the feasibility and practicality of developing a surfboard that is comprised of multiple pieces running vertically from tip to tail in order to preserve the performance characteristics of a non-segmented surfboard.
End User: The primary user in this product will be traveling surfers looking to save on airfare costs.
Environment: All of the practicality will be at the airport check on station for traveling surfboard equipment. If the product can be designed to be waived from current pricing then it will not be a failure, assuming it still operates as it should.
Research:
Aero Mexico
www.aeromexico.com 800-237-6639
$60- One-way per board, maximum length 9ft - packed. Sorry guys, you can't include this as your free carry-on.
Air France
www.airfrance.com 800-237-2747
Varies-The price varies depending on destination. It's best to contact them or visit their site.
Air Pacific
www.airpacific.com 800-227-4446
Varies -Variable Excess Baggage Charge + $22 "Bulky Item" charge.
Air New Zealand
www.airnewzealand.com 800-262-1234
Free-As part of your two-bag limit, (up to 23 kg).
Alaska
www.alaskaair.com 800-252-7522
$15/$25-The board can be included as a standard checked bag. Maximum length is 9 feet.
American Airlines
www.aa.com 800-433-7300
$100/Varies-Domestic/International. One-way per bag under 70 lbs. One board per person.
Bahamas Air
up.bahamasair.com/ 800-222-4262
$50-One way, per bag. 6 ft maximum.
British Airways
www.britishairways.com 800-AIRW A YS
No-No surfboards allowed on British Airways flights.
China Air
www.china-airlines.com 800-227-5118
Varies-Price varies with destination. One-way: Under 109"
Continental*
www.continental.com 800-523-3273
$100+One bag with a max of 4 boards; 1 board = $100, 3 = $400, 4 = $700 (ouch!). Excess baggage fees may apply and it's gotta be be under 115".
COP A
www.copaair.com 800-FL Y -COP A
$75One-way per board. Limit 2 boards per passenger. Only $50 to São Paulo and San Jose.
Delta*
www.delta.com 800-221-1212
$200-One-way per board. If it's over 70 lbs, you have to pay extra.
Hawaiian Air
www.hawaiianair.com 800-367-5320
$100-One-way. Two boards max. per bag, Max height 11ft, max weight 50 lbs. Price drops to $35 between islands.
Iberia
www.iberia.com 800-504-8030
$189-One way. One board per passenger. MUST make request 24 hours before flight via phone.
Japan Air
www.japanair.com 800-525-3663
Varies-A charge equivalent to 50% of the excess baggage charge. Price also varies depending on destination.
Jet Blue*
www.jetblue.com 800-538-2583
$50-One-way per bag. *No excess baggage (including surfboards) allowed on flights to Santo Domingo or Santiago.
Korean Air
www.koreanair.com 800-438-5000
Varies-50% of one Excess Baggage Charge will be applied. No boards over 70lbs and/or 109".
Lan
www.lan.com 866-435-9526
Free-Cannot exceed 118" or 99 lb.
Lufthansa
www.lufthansa-usa.com 800 645-3880
Varies-No boards longer than 78".
Malaysian www.malaysiaairlines.com 800 552 9264
Varies-Price varies with destination. Bags are 50% of normal excess baggage charge. Max size of 98".
Qantas www.qantas.com.au 800-227-4500
Free-Free as part of your two bag limit. Otherwise $53 each way.
Singapore www.singaporeair.com 800-742-3333
Free-As part of your two bag limit. Otherwise, $109 each way
South African Airlines www.flysaa.com 800-722-9675
Free-As part of your two bag limit, not exceeding 109", otherwise, $125
Southwest www.southwest.com 800-435-9792
$50-Domestic/International. One-way per bag (2 boards per bag). Fins must be removed.
T ACA www.taca.com 800-400-T ACA
$100-One-way; Up to 2 boards in one bag. Fins must be removed.
Thai www.thaiairways.com 800-426-5204
Varies-Max 109".
United* www.united.com 800-864-8331
$200-Fee is per board. Price ranges depending on destination. Two board max per case. Max of 50 lbs. & 109"
USA3000 www.usa3000airlines.com 877-USA-3000
$50-Subject to additional charges.
USAir www.usairways.com 800-245-4882
$100-One-way per board. Remove your fins.
Virgin Atlantic www.virgin-atlantic.com 800-821-5438
Free-Free, limit one per customer. Must not exceed 277cm and must not exceed 23Kg in weight.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Three Problem Purpose Statements
1. Product Packaging is a Pandora's box of excessive waste.
Problem:
Many products have an excessive amount of waste that is not environmentally friendly. Certain products use way too many plastic bags and foam doo dads that do nothing but take up space and create detrimental waste. Customers may see the outside of the packaging and get an impression of its contents but have no indicators as to how much actual waste there is until they purchase and open. This can result in a restocking fee or worse, no refund at all if the customer is unhappy with the packaging design.
Purpose:
The purpose of this research is to develop a database of analysis and compile the amount of unnecessary waste involved in competing products packaging contents in order to rate and define their impact. This in turn can be developed into an interactive communication platform that can empower customers that may have previously had little choice in their purchases to choose the best candidate for purchase. The platform will also enable customers to easily communicate their experiences and concerns to companies which have been surveyed giving them knowledge that their product has been purchased or avoided because of their packaging designs. Platforms can be defined and developed more specifically as a smart phone app, a website ect.
2. Surfboard Travel equipment.
Problem:
Traveling overseas with your surfboard has become a costly procedure with the new marketing trends of nearly all major airlines. Certain airlines can charge upwards of 100$ each way per board because of their length restrictions while the irony being that they weight of most modern day surfboards are equal to a couple pairs of clothes and shoes.
Purpose:
The purpose of this research will target the feasibility and practicality of developing a surfboard that is comprised of multiple pieces running vertically from tip to tail in order to preserve the performance characteristics of a non segmented surfboard. This will allow a board to "break down" into a duffel bag and allow it as normal checked baggage alleviating the high cost of surf travel.
Further benefits from this research can be aimed at the used of environmentally "safe" materials as most surfboards today are extremely harmful to the planet.
3. Website overhaul: Friends of South Asia
Problem:
http://www.friendsofsouthasia.org/ is a very voluminous website with poor information architecture and navigation ease. The information is spread too wide and there is little continuity in the pages. Some is structured like a blog while other pathways are more like organized notes.
Purpose:
The purpose of this research and development is to find a better way to reorganize the site to better suit their needs.
Problem:
Many products have an excessive amount of waste that is not environmentally friendly. Certain products use way too many plastic bags and foam doo dads that do nothing but take up space and create detrimental waste. Customers may see the outside of the packaging and get an impression of its contents but have no indicators as to how much actual waste there is until they purchase and open. This can result in a restocking fee or worse, no refund at all if the customer is unhappy with the packaging design.
Purpose:
The purpose of this research is to develop a database of analysis and compile the amount of unnecessary waste involved in competing products packaging contents in order to rate and define their impact. This in turn can be developed into an interactive communication platform that can empower customers that may have previously had little choice in their purchases to choose the best candidate for purchase. The platform will also enable customers to easily communicate their experiences and concerns to companies which have been surveyed giving them knowledge that their product has been purchased or avoided because of their packaging designs. Platforms can be defined and developed more specifically as a smart phone app, a website ect.
2. Surfboard Travel equipment.
Problem:
Traveling overseas with your surfboard has become a costly procedure with the new marketing trends of nearly all major airlines. Certain airlines can charge upwards of 100$ each way per board because of their length restrictions while the irony being that they weight of most modern day surfboards are equal to a couple pairs of clothes and shoes.
Purpose:
The purpose of this research will target the feasibility and practicality of developing a surfboard that is comprised of multiple pieces running vertically from tip to tail in order to preserve the performance characteristics of a non segmented surfboard. This will allow a board to "break down" into a duffel bag and allow it as normal checked baggage alleviating the high cost of surf travel.
Further benefits from this research can be aimed at the used of environmentally "safe" materials as most surfboards today are extremely harmful to the planet.
3. Website overhaul: Friends of South Asia
Problem:
http://www.friendsofsouthasia.org/ is a very voluminous website with poor information architecture and navigation ease. The information is spread too wide and there is little continuity in the pages. Some is structured like a blog while other pathways are more like organized notes.
Purpose:
The purpose of this research and development is to find a better way to reorganize the site to better suit their needs.
Mortimer
Mortimer is 94 years young and loves his bingo. He used to loved meatloaf but cannot really chew as well these days so its milkshakes and soup for dinner nowadays. He has an amazing attention span but his hearing is so poor you would not know it. As an athlete throughout his life he has collected many injuries, which make his mobility too difficult if it were not for the help of his trusty electric scooter. His memory is so strong he can recall with fine detail what he was doing when former president Kennedy announced the Cuban missile crisis. He was preparing key lime pie for a party of six.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Me
My name is Michael Andrew Anable and I am majoring in Industrial Design and Photojournalism at San Francisco State University. My main interests involve digital media, motion graphics and photography. I love imagery of all kinds, still or moving. I especially relate to imagery that can target emotion. I am a surfer. In that I don't really mean I just surf but that surfing has consumed my life entirely. All my life plans are targeted near large bodies of water as I cannot live without the sound and feel of our oceans' energy.
I am inspired by courage, fearlessness and a willingness for progress. I love designs that change the order of things. Designs that can restructure the way humans interact and behave amongst each-other and the world they identify with. My favorite qoutes are both by Aldous Huxley and they symbolize the importance of living life by the fullest every second we breathe.
"Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities" -Aldous Huxley
"Men do not learn very much from the lessons of history, and that is the most important of all the lessons of history" -Aldous Huxley
Scott Aichner has been the most inspirational artist in my life. He is a photographer that changed the way surf photography was looked at by changing the way we see surfing. He is the most fearless pioneer in the game amongst so many other attributes.
My life vision is to live in a tropical climate on the Indian Ocean living my life to the absolute fullest while taking as little from the planet as I possibly can.
Words that could describe me might include;
Adventurous, funny, loud, fast, courageous and foolish.
I am inspired by courage, fearlessness and a willingness for progress. I love designs that change the order of things. Designs that can restructure the way humans interact and behave amongst each-other and the world they identify with. My favorite qoutes are both by Aldous Huxley and they symbolize the importance of living life by the fullest every second we breathe.
"Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities" -Aldous Huxley
"Men do not learn very much from the lessons of history, and that is the most important of all the lessons of history" -Aldous Huxley
Scott Aichner has been the most inspirational artist in my life. He is a photographer that changed the way surf photography was looked at by changing the way we see surfing. He is the most fearless pioneer in the game amongst so many other attributes.
My life vision is to live in a tropical climate on the Indian Ocean living my life to the absolute fullest while taking as little from the planet as I possibly can.
Words that could describe me might include;
Adventurous, funny, loud, fast, courageous and foolish.
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